Todd H. Baker
@tbakerbroadmoor.bsky.social
Write and teach about all things fintech, banking, finreg. Man of the
Enlightenment, now sorely tried by life. Progress in finance is circular®
Enlightenment, now sorely tried by life. Progress in finance is circular®
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Trump: “You can give up certain products,” such as pencils and toys for children.
Also Trump: Let’s talk about my new marble bathroom, my ever-growing White House ballroom, and the Gatsby-themed party at the glorified country club I own and profit from. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Also Trump: Let’s talk about my new marble bathroom, my ever-growing White House ballroom, and the Gatsby-themed party at the glorified country club I own and profit from. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
‘You can give up certain products’: Trump tells Americans to settle for less
The president expects Americans to make sacrifices but doesn’t appear willing to make any sacrifices of his own.
www.ms.now
December 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Trump: “You can give up certain products,” such as pencils and toys for children.
Also Trump: Let’s talk about my new marble bathroom, my ever-growing White House ballroom, and the Gatsby-themed party at the glorified country club I own and profit from. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Also Trump: Let’s talk about my new marble bathroom, my ever-growing White House ballroom, and the Gatsby-themed party at the glorified country club I own and profit from. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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yeah you fuckin' think?
Kushner role in bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions, experts say
Trump-family interests have been injected into one of the biggest media battles in years.
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
yeah you fuckin' think?
This probably marks the beginning of the end of Visa-free travel to and from Europe. For no reason other than improving Palantir’s stock price.
Don’t worry, the billionaire private jet travel exemption from all government oversight will still apply! Phew…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Don’t worry, the billionaire private jet travel exemption from all government oversight will still apply! Phew…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Plans to Mandate Social Media Checks for Visa-Free Visitors
The US is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This probably marks the beginning of the end of Visa-free travel to and from Europe. For no reason other than improving Palantir’s stock price.
Don’t worry, the billionaire private jet travel exemption from all government oversight will still apply! Phew…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Don’t worry, the billionaire private jet travel exemption from all government oversight will still apply! Phew…
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The jig is up.
Brutal for Trump: Republicans are now openly warning that his corrupt 2026 rigging is backfiring, because MAGA coalition is collapsing and GOPers in seats made less safe by redrawn maps will be in real peril.
On the pod, Rep Jamie Raskin unleashes bigly on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
On the pod, Rep Jamie Raskin unleashes bigly on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026
As Republicans fear Trump’s effort to rig the midterms is backfiring, Rep. Jamie Raskin talks about the need to counter GOP gerrymandering—and about his new plan to reform the system with ranked choic...
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The jig is up.
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“Good Christ that’s corrupt,” they continued. “This is the baby kidnapping guy, right? The murderer? He’s doing insider trading and marker fraud now, too? Jesus.” Experts then vigorously shook their heads as if trying to clear their minds, and shivered as if someone had walked over their grave.
December 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Good Christ that’s corrupt,” they continued. “This is the baby kidnapping guy, right? The murderer? He’s doing insider trading and marker fraud now, too? Jesus.” Experts then vigorously shook their heads as if trying to clear their minds, and shivered as if someone had walked over their grave.
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When informed about the senior aide’s sale of stock in a rare earths mining company just after the stock price hit a historic high following the Trump’s announcement of a government equity “investment,” the ethics experts reached by the Times reportedly asked, “Are you fucking kidding me?”
Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
When informed about the senior aide’s sale of stock in a rare earths mining company just after the stock price hit a historic high following the Trump’s announcement of a government equity “investment,” the ethics experts reached by the Times reportedly asked, “Are you fucking kidding me?”
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#2 on the list of striking @pewresearch.org findings from the past year: What I call the "fish diagram."
International public opinion of the United States has worsened in Trump's second term, while global opinion of China has improved.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
International public opinion of the United States has worsened in Trump's second term, while global opinion of China has improved.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#2 on the list of striking @pewresearch.org findings from the past year: What I call the "fish diagram."
International public opinion of the United States has worsened in Trump's second term, while global opinion of China has improved.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
International public opinion of the United States has worsened in Trump's second term, while global opinion of China has improved.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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An important opinion piece, because it lays out the facts.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
An important opinion piece, because it lays out the facts.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
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main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
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Why isn’t Trump pressuring Putin to hold free and fair elections? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
After Trump criticism, Zelensky says he’s ready to hold elections
The Ukrainian leader has argued elections in wartime are impossible. But with U.S. and European help, he said Tuesday, a vote could be held within three months.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Why isn’t Trump pressuring Putin to hold free and fair elections? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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War on Christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
War on Christmas
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EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
December 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found.
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
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"Over and over this year, DHS has assaulted opponents of ICE and then charged them for it. And these Signal texts sure seem to support that they knowingly did the same thing with Congresswoman McIver.
And then buried it in a discovery violation."
And then buried it in a discovery violation."
DOJ Withheld Proof They Knew Their Assault of LaMonica McIver Was "Bad" before They Charged Her
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/09/d...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/09/d...
DOJ Withheld Proof They Knew Their Assault of LaMonica McIver Was "Bad" before They Charged Her - emptywheel
DOJ withheld Signal texts showing that before DHS started claiming that LaMonica McIver had assaulted two DHS guys, they had circulated video observing that their own actions look "bad."
www.emptywheel.net
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"Over and over this year, DHS has assaulted opponents of ICE and then charged them for it. And these Signal texts sure seem to support that they knowingly did the same thing with Congresswoman McIver.
And then buried it in a discovery violation."
And then buried it in a discovery violation."
More performative BS
US threatens to withhold Chicago transit funding after attack on passenger reut.rs/44hOqaw
US threatens to withhold Chicago transit funding after attack on passenger
The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday threatened to withhold transit funding for Chicago trains and buses, and demanded more police protection, citing an incident in which a 26-year-old woman passenger was attacked and set on fire last month.
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
More performative BS
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It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
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I don’t write the headlines but I do like this one (post-Slaughter argument roundtable for @nytimes.com with @stevevladeck.bsky.social & @williambaude.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I don’t write the headlines but I do like this one (post-Slaughter argument roundtable for @nytimes.com with @stevevladeck.bsky.social & @williambaude.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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Worth noting that passing on your extended family's private details without their consent is also not ok. So people will need to ask their relatives permission to share their phone numbers and emails with the US government... who is going to do that?
"Want to come the World Cup? We're going to need you to tell us every one of your social media accounts, every family member's names, addresses, and phone number, and every email address you've used in the last decade. Welcome to the land of the free!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Worth noting that passing on your extended family's private details without their consent is also not ok. So people will need to ask their relatives permission to share their phone numbers and emails with the US government... who is going to do that?
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Bove has also—after being sworn in as a judge on the Third Circuit—been observed visiting Main Justice for consultations with Bondi and Blanche. Grossly unethical conduct.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Bove has also—after being sworn in as a judge on the Third Circuit—been observed visiting Main Justice for consultations with Bondi and Blanche. Grossly unethical conduct.
Putin’s biatch
Donald Trump's longer NSS completely delivers on Russia's demands. As I feared would happen in the transition when Russia was calling in his debts, he's ceding Europe to Putin.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
‘Make Europe Great Again’ and more from a longer version of the National Security Strategy
A fuller version reviewed by Defense One outlines the Trump administration’s plans for shedding old relationships and creating new ones.
www.defenseone.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Putin’s biatch
Evil
Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Evil
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US